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1 (Italics indicate an illustration; bold print indicates an entry in the glossary.) aberration 33, 35, 39, 65, 107, 111 achromatic refractor see telescope afocal see astrophotography air-spaced achromat 35, 107 Albireo 99, 107 Algol 98, 107 alt-az mount see mount Andromeda 107 Andromeda Galaxy 19, 70, 74, 100, 108 angular size 73 74, 78, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 88, 108 annular see eclipse aperture 17, 18, 19, 28, 30, 31, 33, 38, 42, 49, 50, 51, 59, 64, 65, 68, 72, 86, 89, 99, 102, 108 comparing binocular 23 telescope 37, 38 apochromatic see telescope Aquarius 87, 91, 92, 108, 134 area (of a circle) 17, 20, 108 Aries 87, 108, 135 asteroid 72, 73, 95, 105, 108 astrocamera 63, 108 astrology 81, 109, 132 astronomy 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 12, 13, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 28, 43, 50, 59, 65, 66, 67, 68, 104, 109, 119, 127, 132 Astronomy (magazine) 25, 66, 67, 81 astronomy club 66, 67, 68, 109 astrophotography 47, 49, 59 63, 64, 68 69, 107, 109, 125 afocal 60 61, 61, 107 piggy-back 60, 61, 62, 125 prime-focus 60, 61 63, 62, 127 astrophotos 50, 59, 60, 71, 102, 108, 109 atmosphere 32, 74, 77, 78, 82, 83, 84, 89, 91, 109, 121, 122, 129, 130, 131, 132, 136 aurora 13, 109 axis 11, 44, 45, 47, 74, 78, 83, 86, 89, 109 BAK-4 20, 109 Barlow lens 52, 52,56,57,64,67,85, 109 belts 86, 109 Betelgeuse 98, 110 Big Dipper 10, 93, 108, 110, 132, 138 binoculars 1, 7, 13, 17, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24,27, 31, 33, 34, 58, 67, 72, 77, 78, 79, 88, 91, 92, 95, 96, 99, 100, 101, 102, 108, 109, 110, 110, 116, 124, 126, 127, 128 advantages of big selecting things to avoid BK-7 20, 109, 110 cable release 61, 62, 110 Callisto 88, 110 Cancer 87, 110, 134, 135 Canis Major 98, 110, 129, 135 Capricornus 87, 90, 110, 135 Cassini, Giovanni 110, 110, 117 Cassini s Division 89, 110 Cassiopeia 70, 110, 134, 135 catadioptric see telescope celestial 111 celestial pole 22, 44, 111, 111, 126, 127,
2 Celestial Sphere 9 10, 15, 96, 111 Celestron 44, 47, 49, 50, 111, 121, 128 Centaurus 99, 111, 124, 135 central obstruction 33, 35, 39, 41, 111 Cetus 81, 87, 111, 135 chromatic aberration 35, 39, 107, 108, 111, 115 clock drive 45, 59, 64, 111 coated lenses 21, 111 collimation 39, 64, 65, 112 coma 112 as an aberration 39, 41 cometary 94 comet 16, 19, 24, 61, 72, 73, 92, 93 95, 94, 102, 105, 108, 112, 121, 122, 124 computer-guided see mount concave 41, 112 constellation 9, 10, 13, 70, 87, 90, 97, 101, 112; see also individual constellation names convex 41, 112, 112 cooling time 36, 39, 112 correct image 18, 20, 57, 58, 104, 112 corrector plate 41, 112 Crab Nebula 104, 112 crescent see Moon cross-hairs 57, 61, 113, 117 Cygnus 99, 107, 113, 135 dark nebula see nebula dark site 12, 15, 27, 68, 100, 113 declination 44, 45, 46, 113, 114 deep sky 9, 10, 11, 13, 33, 54, 63, 72, 74, 81, 96, 98, 102, 105, 107, 113, 113, 121, 123 degrees 11, 44, 57, 58, 73, 74, 108, 113, 113, 118, 119, 120, 122, 127, 129, 131, 138 Deimos 83, 113 diagonal 52, 56 57, 58, 64, 113 diameter 17, 19, 20, 30, 37, 73, 74, 78, 82, 83, 84, 86, 88, 91, 96, 108, 113, 115, 125, 127 diffraction spikes 39, 41, 113 digital camera 60, 61, 61, 113 digital SLR (DSLR) 63, 69, 114 Dobson, John 43, 113, 113 Dobsonian (Dob) mount see mount Double Cluster 70, 99, 113 double star see star Draco 92, 114, 135 dual-axis drive 45, 49, 114 Dumbbell Nebula 104, 114, 132 Eagle Nebula 102, 114 Earthshine 83, 114 eccentric orbit 85, 114 eclipse 88, 98, 114 annular 80, 108 lunar 77, 78, 119 partial 80, 124 solar 73, 78, 80, 81, 105, 131 ecliptic 81, 82, 88, 111, 114, 124, 128, 132, 138 elliptical galaxy see galaxy emission nebula see nebula Europa 88, 115 exit pupil 19, 23, 115 eye lens 55, 115 eyepiece 19, 20, 32, 33, 37, 52 55, 79, 115 Huygens 53, 54, 118 Kellner 54, 118 modified achromat 54, 122 Plossl 54, 55, 64, 126 Ramsden 53, 54, 127 telescope focal length eye relief 19 20, 54, 55, 56, 61, 109, 115, 117 false color 35, 37, 56, 65, 107, 115, 122 fast film 60, 115 field of view 20, 21, 39, 42, 44, 45, 47, 115 filter 24, 56, 115 minus-violet 56, 122 solar 54, 61, 72, 79, 123, 129 finder 5, 50, 52, 57 59, 59, 79, 113, 116 red-dot 58 59, 127 first quarter see Moon focal length 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 33, 35, 36, 37, 41, 42, 51, 53, 55, 64, 65, 109, 116, 116, 126 and choosing eyepieces 54 55, 56 and eye relief 55 focal point 37, 116 focal ratio 30, 32, 33, 33, 35, 42, 51, 116,126 fork mount see mount full Moon see Moon fully coated 21, 116 fully multi-coated (FMC) 116, 123 galaxy 2, 13, 14, 17, 19, 70, 74, 98, , 101, 108, 116, 128, 132 elliptical 100, 115 irregular 100, 118, 119, 120, 129 spiral 100, 108, 120, 129, 132 Galileo Galilei 9, 35, 88, 116 Ganymede 88, 116,
3 Gemini 87, 92, 117, 135 German equatorial mount (GEM) see mount gibbous see Moon globular star cluster see stars go-to mount see mount gravity 74, 78, 96, 117, 118, 123, 130 Great Orion Nebula 71, 102, 103, 117, 124 Great Red Spot see Jupiter guide 61, 117 hand controller 45, 46, 50, 61, 117 helium 78, 117 Hercules 99, 117, 120, 136 Herschel, William 10, 117, 131 high eyepoint 20, 117 Horsehead Nebula 103, 118, 124 Huygens see eyepiece Hyades 70, 99, 100, 118, 130 Hydra 101, 118, 120, 136 hydrogen 71, 78, 102, 117, 118, 130 illuminated reticle eyepiece 61, 62, 118 International Dark-Sky Association 12, 118 Io 88, 118 iris 17, 118 irregular galaxy see galaxy Jupiter 2, 5, 6, 10, 73, 82, 85, 86 87, 86, 88, 88, 89, 90, 109, 110, 115, 116, 117, 118, 118, 131, 132 Great Red Spot 86, 117 Kellner see eyepiece Lagoon Nebula 102, 118, 131 last quarter Moon see Moon latitude 44, 50, 113, 119, 126 LED 13, 15, 61, 118, 119 lens 19, 30, 31, 37, 39, 40, 41, 58, 59, 60, 61, 107, 108, 109, 112, 115, 116, 116, 119, 123, 125, 127, 128, 130, 132 lens elements 21, 119, 132 Leo 10, 87, 90, 92, 93, 122, 136 Libra 87, 90, 119, 136 light pollution 12, 56, 64, 93, 118, 119 light year 74, 100, 108, 119 longitude 44, 50, 119, 128 lunar eclipse see eclipse Lyra 92, 104, 120, 128, 136 Magellanic Clouds 100 Large 102, 119, 130 Small 129 magnification 5, 7, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 31, 32, 33, 34, 42, 44, 53, 54, 56, 60, 64, 74, 78, 90, 91, 96, 98, 100, 109, 111, 116, 117, 120, 126, 132 magnitude 96 97, 98, 120, 129, 130 Maksutov Cassegrain (Mak) see telescope Maksutov Newtonian see telescope Mars 10, 70, 73, 82, 83 86, 85, 89, 96, 100, 113, 121, 125 locating observing opposition 85, 86 mass 78, 121 Meade 44, 50, 111, 121, 128 meniscus lens 41, 42, 121 Mercury 10, 80, 81, 82, 82, 83, 110, 112, 117, 121,125 Messier Catalog 102, 107, 121, 128 M1 104, 112 M8 102, 118, 131 M13 99, 117, 120 M16 102, 114 M20 102, 118, 131 M27 104, 114, 132 M31 100, 108, 108 M42 102, 107, 117, 124 M45 99, 126, 130 M51 101, 132 M57 104, 107, 128 M81 101, 120, 128 M82 101, 120 M83 101, 120 Messier, Charles 102, 121 meteor 13, 70, 73, 91 92, 93, 122, 127 meteor shower 13, 72, 92 93, 122, 125, 127 meteor train 92, 122 Milky Way 1, 2, 13, 14, 19, 24, 45, 61, 100, 101, 103, 113, 116, 119, 122, 123, 129 minus-violet filter see filter minute (of arc) 1, 34, 41, 42 52, 73, 122, 129 Mirfak 94, 122 modified achromat eyepiece see eyepiece Moon 1, 2, 5, 10, 12, 16, 19, 24, 33, 44, 47, 48, 49, 51, 54, 60, 61, 63, 64, 72, 73, 74 78, 75, 76, 77, 78, 80, 82, 83, 84, 93, 100, 105, 108, 112, 114, 115, 116, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 130, 131, 132 crescent 76, 112 first quarter 74, 76, 116 full 74, 76, 116,
4 Moon (cont.) gibbous 75, 76, 117 last quarter 75, 119 observing new 74, 123 phases 73, 74 77, 125 terminator 77, 130 waning 75 waxing 75, 76 motorized tracking 66, 67, 114, 123, 123, 132 mount 61 alt-az 42 44, 43, 107 computer-guided (go-to) 65, 112, 117 Dobsonian 43, 64, 65, 113 fork 116 German equatorial mount (GEM) 59, 64, 65, 111, 115, 126, 127, 129 multi-coated 21, 23, 123 multiple stars see stars mylar 79, 79, 123 nebula 13, 19, 24, 72, 96, , 121, 123; see also individual object names dark 102, 103, 113 emission 102, 103, 115 planetary 102, , 125 reflection 102, 128 supernova remnants 102, , 130 Neptune 91 91, 123 new Moon see Moon Newton, Sir Isaac 37, 123, 123 Newtonian reflector see telescope nocturnal 17, 124 nuclear fusion 78, 124, 130 nucleus 93, 112, 124 objective lens 19, 20, 22, 23, 35, 79, 111, 124, 127 ω (Omega) Centauri 111, 124 open star cluster see star Ophiuchus 81, 87, 90, 124, 136 opposition 84, 85, 85, 88, 124 optical tube assembly (OTA) see telescope optics 19, 32, 33, 37, 56, 74, 89, 109, 110, 124 orbit 10, 11, 72, 73, 74, 76, 75, 80, 81, 83, 84, 89, 91, 93, 95, 108, 112, 114, 123, 124, 125, 128 Orion 11, 92, 97, 98, 102, 103, 110, 124, 136 partial eclipse see eclipse perihelic 85, 125 perpendicular 44, 45, 125 Perseid meteor shower 70, 92, 122, 125 Perseus 92, 94, 98, 99, 107, 122, 125, 125, 136 Phobos 83, 125 pi 20, 108, 125, 133 piggy-back see astrophotography Pisces 87, 91, 125, 128, 136 planet 5, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16, 33, 54, 56, 60, 63, 64, 72, 73, 81 91, 95, 96, 102, 103, 105, 108, 109, 114, 117, 124, 126, 130, 132, 138; see also individual planet names dwarf planet 81 planetary nebulae see nebula planetary scope see telescope planisphere 13, 15, 16, 23, 27, 88, 96, 105, 126 Pleiades 70, 99, 100, 102, 126, 130 Plossl eyepiece see eyepiece Pluto 81, 82, 108, 114, 117, 121, 123, 125, 126 polar alignment 45, 47, 62, 126, 127 polar alignment scope 46, 47, 127 Polaris 44, 97, 98, 127 porro prism see prism primary mirror 37, 40, 41, 42, 79, 123, 127 prime focus see astrophotography prism 17, 20, 57, 58, 109, 110, 113, 114, 127, 129 porro 20, 21, 23, 127 roof 20, 21, 23, 128 pupil 17, 19, 118, 127, 129 radiant 92, 122, 127 radiate 92, 122, 125, 127, 127 radius 20, 108, 127 Ramsden eyepiece see eyepiece red-dot finder see finder reflection nebula see nebula resolution 31, 54, 128 retina 128 right ascension (RA) 44, 45, 46, 111, 114, 126, 127, 128, 129 Ring Nebula 104, 120, 128 roof prism see prism Sagittarius 11, 14, 87, 90, 100, 101, 102, 118, 128, 131, 136 satellite 2, 16, 71, 83, 116, 119,
5 Saturn 2, 2, 10, 10, 73, 82, 88 90, 110, 116, 128, 131 locating observing 89 rings 88, 89 Schmidt Cassegrain telescope (SCT) see telescope Scorpius 12, 32, 90, 129, 136 secondary mirror 37, 39, 40, 41, 42, 113, 129, 129 seconds (of arc) 44, 73, 74, 129 seeing 32, 89, 129 single-axis drive 46, 47, 49, 65, 129 single-lens reflex (SLR) 61, 114, 129 Sirius 97, 98, 110, 127, 129 Sky & Telescope (magazine) 25, 66, 67, 81, 86, 91, 95 Sol 73, 78, 129, 129 solar eclipse see eclipse solar filter see filter Solar System 9, 10, 11, 72, 73 95, 96, 104, 113, 114, 117, 118, 129 spherical 41, 99, 117, 121, 129 spider 39, 40, 41, 113, 129 spiral galaxy see galaxy spotting scope see telescope squaring 20, 129 star 1, 2, 5, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 17, 18, 32, 39, 44, 50, 61, 71, 72, 77, 78, 91, 94, 96 99, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 110, 112, 113, 130, 130, 134 brightness (magnitude) 96 98, 120 clusters 99, 117, 130 globular 99, 117 open 99, 124 double/multiple 98 99, 114, 123 names variable 98, 132 star charts 16, 18, 25, 57, 71, 90, 91, 96, 105, 119, 130, 138 star party 68, 130 star trails 60, 60, 130 Sun 9, 10, 11, 11, 13, 54, 56, 60, 61, 63, 72, 73, 74, 78 81, 82, 83, 84, 93, 95, 98, 105, 108, 109, 112, 114, 116, 119, 124, 125, 128, 130, 130, 131 safe viewing of 79 solar cycle 80 sunspots 80, 130 supernova remnants see nebula surface features 74, 84, 130 Tarantula Nebula 102, 130 Taurus 87, 88, 97, 99, 100, 112, 118, 126, 130, 137 telephoto lens 61, 130 telescope 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 6,7,9,10,12,13,18, 19, 24, 27 69, 71, 72, 77, 78, 79, 82, 84, 86, 91, 95, 96, 99, 102, 130 catadioptric 41, 111, 112, 127, 128, 129 cost ease of use 34 Maksutov Cassegrain (Mak) 34, 40 42, 40, 42, 64, 65, 121 Maksutov Newtonian 41, 121 Newtonian Reflector 4, 34, 37 39, 38, 40, 43, 51, 64, 65, 123 optical tube assembly (OTA) 66, 124 planetary 34, 36, 126 refractor 56, 64, 65, 128 achromatic 34 37, 35, 36, 107 apochromatic 37, 38, 108 Schmidt Cassegrain (SCT) 44, 116, 128 size spotting 1, 1 wide field 4, 33, 42, 132 time exposure 71, 131 Titan 89, 131 total eclipse see eclipse totality 80, 131 tracking 42, 45, 126, 131 transit 80 81, 88, 131 Trifid Nebula 102, 103, 118, 131 tripod 6, 20, 22, 24, 42, 43, 60, 123, 131 tube currents 37, 39, 41, 65, 131 turbulence 32, 131 Uranus 91 91, 117, 131 Ursa Major 108, 110, 120, 132, 137 Urasa Minor 127, 132, 137 variable star see star Venus 10, 73, 80, 81, 82 83, 82, 83, 84, 86, 88, 89, 112, 121, 125, 132 Virgo 87, 90, 132, 137 Vulpecula 104, 114, 132, 137 waning see Moon waxing see Moon Whirlpool Galaxy 101, 132 wide-field telescope see telescope zodiac 81, 108, 110, 111, 117, 119, 124, 125, 130, 132 zones 86, 132 zoom lens 21,
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